Sunak pledges emergency legislation after Rwanda policy blocked by Supreme Court

by 24britishtvNov. 15, 2023, 8:50 p.m. 26
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The Supreme Court has ruled that Rwanda is not a safe country to deport asylum seekers - so Rishi Sunak has pledged emergency legislation to declare that it is. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) The prime minister said he was already working on a new treaty with Kigali - claiming it would end what he called the "merry go round" of challenges in the courts. But some right-wing Tories want him to go further - describing the Supreme Court ruling as a "dark day for the British people" and urging Mr Sunak to ignore it. ----------------------- Follow us: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/

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